英语词汇“allow”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

单词	allow
释义	al·low \əˈlau̇\ verb (-ed/-ing/-s) Etymology: Middle English allowen, from Middle French aloer, alouer to place, use, grant (from Medieval Latin allocare) & allouer to approve, from Latin adlaudare to extol, from ad- + laudare to praise — more at allocate, laud *transitive verb* 1. archaic a. : praise b. : approve, sanction, accept < truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers — Lk 11:48 (Authorized Version) > 2. a. obsolete : to give or recognize as a right b. (1) : to give or assign as a share or suitable amount (as of time or money) to a particular person or for a particular purpose < allow an hour for lunch > < allowed each child one dollar a week as spending money > (2) : to allot or assign as a deduction or an addition < allow a gallon for leakage > 3. : to accept as true or as represented : admit, concede, acknowledge < a people of whom this is true must be allowed to be musical — Wyn Griffith > < he will not allow that we have eliminated these evils > < played a more important part in his life than his biographer allows > 4. : permit < a pipe to allow the heated air to escape > < occasional gaps allow passage through the mountains > < pulled to the side to allow us to pass > a. : to permit by way of concession < no smoking allowed > < he allows himself many luxuries > < children too young to be allowed out at night > b. : to permit by neglecting to restrain or prevent < allow a garden to become overgrown with weeds > < conditions which should never have been allowed to develop > < she had allowed herself to become very fat > 5. dialect a. : to be of the opinion : think, suppose < we allowed it was too late to start > b. : intend, plan — usually used with an infinitive < I allow to go fishing tomorrow > *intransitive verb* 1. : to make a possibility : provide opportunity or basis : admit, permit — used withof < evidence that allows of only one conclusion > < underbrush too dense to allow of shooting > 2. : to give consideration : make allowance — used with for < a distance, allowing for detours, of about 10 miles > 3. dialect : suppose, consider Synonyms: see let
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